KEEP CALM AND UPCYCLE ON

For the science, Vortex has different meanings…For us, more an artistic than a scientific approach, Vortex-X is a web of wipe strips, made with an industrial waste. And for the people perhaps, an ephemeral turbulence in different places.
January 2014 – The project has been launched in the former fabric factory DMC in Mulhouse.

The first installation (Vortex-075) on the area of DMC symbolizes the rebirth of this old factory, witness of the rich textile past of Mulhouse. With the message of recycling, the project-collective around eco-designer Gérard Dumora is preparing a project-tour.
Ephemeral and upcycling – two words that describe the spirit of the Vortex-X.

UpcyclingThe transformation from waste to artistic work has as goal to generate attention on reclaiming industrial waste.

The associationWith the message of recycling, the project-collective around eco-designer Gérard Dumora is preparing a project-tour. Together with local recycling-players there will be a Vortex-X produced and linked to a public exhibition or event. Many thanks to Jacob Holm in Soultz, the wipes supplier.

Ephemeral and upcycling – two words that describe the spirit of the Vortex-X.

Gérard Dumora

Eco designer – Artistic direction

Jacqueline Lauth

Communication

Alain Buraglio

Creator

Sophie Buraglio

Assistant

Maïté Dumora

Assistant

About

Vortex-X – Urban Art

The Vortex-X fits naturally in the sphere of urban art, even if it is distinguished by its three-dimensional approach, and its capacity to be grafted in the heart of urban space. A first thread stretched, between two points, with simple knots, than a second thread, than another one, again… The Vortex-X fills the space and little by little shapes it. From a simple geometrical construction to a complexity due to the multiciplicity, we can see its progression as we weave it. Monuments, buildings, factories, natural spaces, the Vortex-X can fit anywhere, it’s the chosen place, full of memories, that makes the Vortex-X’s wealth. The goal of Vortex-X is to add value to an industrial waste by transforming it into an artistic work and by this way to lead the people to a concrete thought about upcycling.